After Augusta National is soaked by rain and thunderstorms Thursday evening, Johnson should benefit from a 9:50 a.m. ET tee time on Friday. For a player as long as he is, having rain-soaked greens to fire into during Round 2 should bode quite well for Johnson.

Ranked No.5 on the PGA Tour in driving distance this year, averaging 303.5 yards per drive, he should have an obvious advantage in Round 2 under conditions that should reduce fairway rolls.

The young American has shot rounds of 68, 72 and 70 in his past three Fridays at the Masters. If that trend continues tomorrow, Johnson would be no worse than minus-five heading into the weekend.

As good as Johnson has been in Round 2 at the Masters, he currently ranks No. 144 in third-round scoring average on the PGA Tour this season. That being the case, it would behoove Johnson to shoot at least one or two under in Round 2 to put himself in that much better of a position ahead of Saturday.

Despite seven career wins on the PGA Tour, including a season-opening win at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the youngster is still chasing his first major championship victory.

However, all of that may soon change at the 2013 Masters.

With a solid Round 2 performance, Johnson can set himself up perfectly to be in the thick of things on Sunday afternoon at Augusta National.

Jason Sobel @JasonSobelESPN

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